Chapter 54. Reflections on The Southern Colonies: Land of Slavery, Chapter 5

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Correct. The answer is c. The author’s main point in this section is that the southern colonies, like those of the north, experienced transformative population growth in the eighteenth century, but that the institution of slavery defined the region’s economy, society, and politics.

Incorrect. The answer is c. The author’s main point in this section is that the southern colonies, like those of the north, experienced transformative population growth in the eighteenth century, but that the institution of slavery defined the region’s economy, society, and politics.

Correct. The answer is a. To support his argument about why the southern population was larger than that of the other colonial regions, the author cited tremendous demographic growth among African slaves, whose numbers increased three times faster than free colonists of European origins did.

Incorrect. The answer is a. To support his argument about why the southern population was larger than that of the other colonial regions, the author cited tremendous demographic growth among African slaves, whose numbers increased three times faster than free colonists of European origins did.

Correct. The answer is b. One way that the author bolsters his argument about the importance of slavery in shaping southern society and distinguishing it from other regions is by pointing out that slave labor made the region four times wealthier than New England.

Incorrect. The answer is b. One way that the author bolsters his argument about the importance of slavery in shaping southern society and distinguishing it from other regions is by pointing out that slave labor made the region four times wealthier than New England.

Correct. The answer is d. The author suggests that, despite the harsh conditions they endured, the slave population in the southern colonies survived and grew in large part because slave communities and cultural practices nurtured individual slaves.

Incorrect. The answer is d. The author suggests that, despite the harsh conditions they endured, the slave population in the southern colonies survived and grew in large part because slave communities and cultural practices nurtured individual slaves.

Correct. The answer is c. Race-based slavery and white supremacy, the author suggests, made poor whites feel that they shared important characteristics with the wealthy and limited open hostility in the South.

Incorrect. The answer is c. Race-based slavery and white supremacy, the author suggests, made poor whites feel that they shared important characteristics with the wealthy and limited open hostility in the South.

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